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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-12-23

The general plan Of tariff reform eng
gested BY the President Il 10 enlarge the
Tree list very greatly, adding 70 Il oil ma
terials for manufactures 10 far ao possible
without crippling any industry, and cut
down tariff taxes wherever they are
higher than thcy need 10 be IN order 70
insure the safety OF those industries that
are in some measure dependent upon
encouragement. Tbis 10 :
program which will be quite satisfactory
10 q least nine-temths Of the tariff re-
formers Of the country. HE party can
not do better than adopt it, Chicago
Times.
lfartic,es required BY American manu-
factures ere permitted 70 come in free Of
duty, the result will be 70 infinitely in.
|crease anufscturing enterprisee. A. {
result, there will Be On increased demand
lfor labor. Goods will be cheaper, mol
|because wages will be less, but becauss
materials will BE- cheaper. Nor d THU
Iall. but American manufacturers will bs
In pOsition 10 compete with other coun
Itriea 10 the markets Of the worid.-Indi
lanspolis Sentinel.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-12-23

rhe Attorney General Says Treas'
ureru May Deduct from COuns
~ OI0erDs

Is1ianspslis osstissi.
A. opinion Of interest to County
Treasurer wss rendered ~ Attorney
General NicheneY yesterday In answer
"a I communication from State Treasu.
rer Lencke, who asked II Counsy
Treasurer can withhold from the amount
Of county order presented Ior redemp-
lion, the amount Of delinquent taxes due
from the holder OF the order.
The Attorney General holds that
where there IL no direct authority given
in the statutes. nevertheless such : col
lection IL authorized. A Treasurer j.
virtually charged with the sum total Of
the tax duplicate. and he must exerciss
due diligence In lie collection IL hs
dces not. he cannot receive credit there
tor In his settlements with the County
Auditor. Thus an affirmative duty de-
wolves upon the Treasurer 20 make e.
cry reasonable effort 10 collect I'll delin-
|Queut taxes. Of whatsoever character
Township, County or State. a Treasu-
|rer 10 directed BY law to prepare list oi
and this constitutes and hss
the effect Of On execution, 90 thst when
1.-The holder OF On order seeks 20 draw the
|same the Treasurer 10 armed with an ex-
|ecution empowering him 70 collect the
aud may apply the amount
|of the order toward the came in the
Same manner - sheriff, who. satisfyine
10 senior execution. may apply the bal
lance or surplvs money In his hands %
Junior execution.
The opinion aIeo presents another
point leading 10 the same resuit. IL u
TO the effect that the money held BY
County Treasurer il not county money
hut belongs to the officer, and the only
duty enjoined upon him in reference
thereto 10 TO account for II. While ons
means Of accounting 10 in pay ment o
valid orders. yeta duty 10 also imposed
upon him 10 use diligence IN collecting
all delinquent taxes. For this reasoi
1.-THE Treasurer would have : defence q
I'm action against him 10 compel him 4
honor the warrant 10 the extent Of th'
delinquency, and - county orders sr'
mot commercial paper. il aleo follow
THAT he would have the same defence .
Ito third person where the assignmen
u subsequent to the time the tax y de
llinquent.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-12-23

The Demurrer Filed BY Senator
smith Ovcrruled by Judge

II IL well remembered that during the
sesrion IT the sast Legislature. Hon. A..
g. Smith brought Injunction proceedings gs
against Col. Il. s. Robertson, Of Fl
Wayne. to prevent him assuming The
o6ice Of fLieutenant-G Governor. The case
was prosecuted 10 the Supreme Court
Several months thereafter Robertson
brought suit In the Superior Court. oI
this county, against Senator Smith and
his bondsncn, Joseph FIack and John }
Cooper. 70 collect $500 which Robert
son claims 10 the amount Of his expenses
incurred Ia defending the case. To this
complaint Mr.. Smith demurred on the
ground that facts stated in the COM
plant, even II true, did not constitute Z
case in Law. Judge Taylor has had the
matter under advisement for some time,
and yesterday he decided Il. He over
rules the demurrer, holding that II the
plaintiff succeeds In proving his aIIega-
iions he will be entitled 10 recover, pro-
viding, OF course. there be no defense. ny
Sentinel, 18th.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-12-23

Gov. Gray Yesterday made : certificate
&hat Purdue Uuiverslty was tho only eg-
ricultural college ID the Stale, and this
formality having besn gone through with
that jnstitution will now Be entitled %
$4,000 from The general government
under The Hatch bill. which made a. ap'
propriation % such colleges II each stats
ior ihe purpose Of paying expense: ol ~
ves(iaation and experiment 10 sgricuItu'
ri n,slters. The money will mos y
available until April, however.>-lr IAN
spolis News.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-12-23

II wAs talking with Congressman Celk'
Inc In Indianapolis, recently" ssid Mr.
Will v. Rocker. In the lobby Of the
Paxton, "and he gave me what thought
Vas : new one about Ben Butler. An
ohio congressman, whom | will not
name, represented one Of the interior
Of his state q the time Ben
Butler wss having no end Of trouble
with Sam Cox and good many other
people Ia tho house. and doing them al
up more or less In bic own peculiar way.
The Ohio man had been loaded for Ben
jamin tor some time, aud at last Que day
he got HE chance.
sIiis speech was simply = torrent 0l
vulgar ahuse. aud would havs attracted
disgust had II not been for
his peculiar gestures, which tempered
the disgust with mirth. He had tash.
ion OF raising his arms just ~ high above
HE head q possible, and then wringing
his hands - though he were making {
|delirious attempt 10 wiring them on
Well, Old Ben sst through the speecn
with his one good eye halt shut, no.
moving . muscie. When the Ohio man
had finished and taken his seat Beu
arose calm. dignified and impressive "
and stood in the aisle. For hslf min
luse he said nothing. Then he began
l.Mr. Speaker Another pause, long anc
ponderous. Everybod waited, will
hushed breath. for him TO continue
Raising his arms. Ben produced exactly
the awful gesture Of the Ohio congress
man. Then he permitted his arms =
fall again. and for another half minut'
stood still and silent. That is al, ~
Speaker said the shrewd and sarcasti
son OF Massachusetts. 4 just wanted Y
answer the gentleman from Ohio Jude
ling from the wild laughter and app'sus
which followed. old Ben's speech Vas :
once the shortest aud the best ever de
livered 10 the lower house."-Oman
World.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-12-23

vincsnnss Hsvs.
Hon. John h. ONesIl. our Reprsssn-
tatIve IN Congress, u q home.
"With the members OF Congress what
q the general feeling with reference 60
the Prssidsnt's msssags7" Va asked
him.
"The Democratic members With very
few exceptions" said M. O'NealI. ''in-
dnrse the message In the warmest LAM
guage In fact. ! heard but : single
Democratic member express dissent
from the Presidents views. The Re-
publicans, with few exceptions, seem to
be h0stile TO the ideas Of that paper. u
lie noticeable. however. that the Republi-
lcans from Michigan, Wieconsin, Mime
lsosa. lows. Kansas and Nebraska - 81
states ARE disposed to en-
!dorse. In . siIent sort Of : wsv, the
|President's views with reference 70 tariff
reform. For my own part ! think the
message has sounded the key note 10 the
next campaign. The Predicate views
lare In strict accord with the platform
upon which he was nominated. Mr..
| Cleveland says that our tariff revision
should be effected with especial precau-
tion against imperilling the existence Of
our manufacturing indhstries.' That
'oOr labor 10 honorable ID the eyes Of ev-
ery American citizen; and Is Il lies q
1.-THE foundation Of our development and
progress. lie entitled, without Affection
or hypocrisy, to the utmost regard ID
other words the President 10 ia accord
4 With the platform npon which be VA
Nominated, and IL Of the opinion thai
our industries are greatly injured By
leaving the tariff 90 high % TO enable
|our manufacturers to pool their business
and put up corner on prices. In many in
stsnces making their productions COS
more than is 1t all warranted BY the cos
of labor aud material required for thei
production. Surely an honest msnufac
turer should not want the tariff highe
rlthan necessary to enable him success
: fully to compete in the manufacture Q
B HE goods At any rate those who %
! such goods are interested In preventing
i lpooIlng and cornering prices."
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-12-23
TO Frantic Republicans.

Republicans who maniSsst . disposi-
tIon % become frantic On The subject Of
the tari6 will please remember that the
convention which nomiDaied Blaine snd
Logan rseolvod - follows: The Re-
publican party pledgos itself 70 correct
she inequalities o. The tariff and 10 re-
|duce the surplus. not BY the vicious and
|indlecriminate process of horizontal re-
|ductiOn. but by such methods - will 70
|lleve tho taxpayer without injuring The
'laecrsr Or ths great productive Interests
eftbe country
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-12-23

The following patents were granted
for the week ending Dec. lS. 1857, re'
ported expressly for this paper by Joe;
n. Hunter, Solicitor Of American snd
Foreign Patents, Warrington. p. =.
Eli. Beehtel, Huntington, portable
wing machiue; Marvin Campbell,
South BEND, hammock stretcher ~. 4.
Krar. Indianapolis. coffee pot Dariui
Patterson, Richland, combined hame
hitch and collar fender; J. ]. Turner
Richmond, device for actuating signaie
wi itches. &C.. on railroads J. J. Turner
IRjchmond. detectOr bar or safety loci
Ifor switches; w. n. Waltmsns Bear
| Blossom, mole trap.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-12-23

The sixth annual meeting Of the In.
LLAMA Cane 0rower9 Association con-
venes q the State Board Of Agriculture
Hooms, new State House. indianapolis,
January 9th and 28,h, less, Friday and
Saturday following The dates OF the Jer-
sev breeders, Wool Gr0wers, Horse
Breeders. Short Horn Breeders and
swine Breeders -alI the same week.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-12-23

Give the country sn nntaxed plough.
Gays The -. Louis Republican With
farmer behind Il IN uutaxed clothing
who, when bic work 3 dono, can 81 a.
untaxed supper, prepared 81 % unlaxed
Kitchen. and no one will object % pay.
Ing tho tsx On the appetizer bofore
supper Or the pipe cf tobacco after h
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-12-23

The World's WsshIngton correspon-
dent has had a inteSview With Repre-
sentative Mills. Of Texas. Who will prob
6bly Be Chairman OF the Commiftoo of
Wayt and Neaha. 6o y quoted - say-
Ing:
lands tarid ideas q put fort Ia bic me-
cage Whila IN I'd valorem farI6 u The
only fair and wise measure. oslI| & will
vote for speci0c tsri6. II by thst mean6
can get bill passed reducing lsxes."
sDo You think that tariff will bo the
issue 10 the campaign OF 1882
There ID mo- doubt Of IL. and I an
glad that We have the battle pitched on
Il. We can win the fight u W do noe
get frightened and ny the field"
do you think that any measure ~
fecting the tariff thst may be 2assed By
this Congress will make itself leIt 10 the
country 1t large in time to have any ef-
feet on the campaign Of lse0? z"
III the tariff 10 lowered considerabIy
and the bill should b passed By the lfroc
OF April, 70 take effect June 50. the price
Of our exports will 60 up before the bill
takes effect, and before November i'm
proved condition Of agriculture, manu-
factures and cemmsrcs will b very peg-
ceptible."
Would you reduce OF repeal the in
'ternal tax on tobscco?S
mo, 1 would not IL I could paso The
bill by myself. but cannot. and shall
have to get the best can and Be content
with Il. The President has laid down IL
bic message the true principles tax lux
uries high. necessaries Of life low, if
taxed at sll. People can do without to-
bacco better than they can do without
shirts and shoes.r
/ .The Republicans cay the Democrats
I are ia favor Of free trade and mean TO do
away with customs.
1 "rhst u all silly. We speak Of freo
trade q W do Of free mem Yet free
men have to be taxed to support the
Government, and 90 does trade. When
} We cay free men, We mean men who ro-
fuse 10 fear unnecessary burdens, and
when We speak Of free trade We mean
trade stripped Of unnecessary burdens.
: We have had custom houses and tariff
from the beginning and will have then
: 10 the cad
Mr.. Mills expressed confidence that I
Itsri6 measure would pass the Houss
D without debate aud that it Wonld BE- pre-
!. sented 10 the Senate at IN early day.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-12-23

Washington Special: Among the e.
Inmates Of the Secretary Of the Treasury
for appropriations 70: the fiscal year end
Ing June 50, 1859, and sent 70 Congreos
last week. were the following for lndi-
ana: For JeflersonvilIe military depot
and Tor building ofIlcers' qusrters sud
Of land. e15 600: for improving
The Ohio river at the IDdiaNa chute at The
falls, $4,000; for improving the W.
bash IN Indiana and Illinois. and cnntin-
uing the improvements above Vincennes,
$1,000; below vincennes, 100000
White river in Indiana. CON-
pleting the improvement, OH SEQ; i'm
proving the Calumet river In Illinois
and Indiana. $4,000: custom-hOusG
employee u Evansville, e3.l20.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-12-23

President Cleveland, in making : little
speech 10 the delegates to the con ference
81 the American Evangelical Alliance,
gave the gentlemen 10 understand that
he vac keeping up with the religious
procession aud understood the situation
He said to the delegates
..Afauifcstiy, IL you wish 70 teach your
toleration. you yourseIves
must Be- tolerant; if You would teach
them liberality for the opinions o. each
other. you yourselves must Be Iioers!
Ana II YOU would teach them unsel1sh
patriotism, you yourselves must be nm
sel6sh and patriotic The fun OF the
thing wss that "Ruw, ROmanism and
Rebellion Buvchard wss in the crowd
p Indianapolis Sentinel.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-12-23

Nr. Herman Rothsrt, Of Huntingburgs
father Of our toWnsDan. J. 81. R0thert.
in company with friend speot four
weeks down IN Arkansas hunting. They
were rewarded With fne I0t of email
game, including one black besr, eIevoa
deer, and : number Of caiamoonts. Mr..
Rothert is .ours shot" and takes Grsae
pleasure IN hunting. Grsndvisw Mon
itor.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-12-23

The Board Of Directors made . thor
ough nves,igaiion Of the affairs o. the
State Prison South 1t their present ses-
sion. They examined the cells one oy
one, going into them aud seeing what
kinds of beds and b~dding were used
and II the came were kept clean. They
aIso made tours through the various
shops. II Il safe to say the prison nae
never been IN o. good condition - y =
now, and that. considering the old style
and uconvenient buildings. u is - eood
and we'll kept penal institution - there
Il in the country. The omcers snd
guards look we'll in their neat blue unit
forms. The discipline % excellent. the
health OF the ccsvicts good. the ins'isu-
tion u on paying basis and the cmcers
and direcsers hats reason 20 b proud o.
their work. n. A. Ledger.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-12-23

1.-THE proposed reductions OF me tariG
% destructive doctrine, inimicAI 70 the in
terests Of the country, then the Republic
cans are particeps criminie, for everv M
tional platform OF theirs since 1858 he's
been IN line with what 10 now prop0eods
Their President Arthur and Secretary
OF the Treasury Foiger made the samo
Recommendation and their tariff COM
nission urged IN enlargement Of the freo
list and reduction Of The tarif Of FROM
20 70 IS per vincenBeo News.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-12-23

Samuel Spencer, the new presidest q
the Baltimore and Ohio road, will ~
ceivs : saiary Of $4,000 PER ahnnm-
Elesen years ago Spencer lived With bic
family IN rooms over station q Rock
vile, Nd. on the Metropolitan Brsoch
OF the Baltimore and Ohio. where Be wsg
engaged q sssistsnt supervisor o1 traios;
st salary or S75 per month. He has
advanced somewhat since that time.
being president Of the most talked-sbout;
TELEGRAPH he'd about, and written-sboue
railroad In the world.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-12-23
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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-12-23

The Boston Transcript, commehtiDg
on the proposed Presidential ticket q
Harrison and Hawley. says there j. one
objection 70 T. "Hooray for Harrisoa
end HsWIeyv would b very trying
shout FER The itish-American Republis
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-12-23

Maine Il becoming I great canning
State. Eighty canning factories haves
during the past year. put up over l4.0o0s-
600 cane Or sweet corn, beeides Iorg9
quantities of apples, beans, tomatoes and
other vegetables and frujt.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-12-23

The late George a. Hoyt, Of STANFORD,
Conn, President Of the Penney lvsnis
Coal Company, was LETT fatherlees when
he was thirteen years Of age. He gave
his share Of his father's preperty 70 his
brothers and sisters. and q 10 became :
porter and errsud boy In . clothing
store, st . salary Of $50 : year. he
boarded with HE employer and sIept q
the siore. During the 6rst year be spent
IS cents eut Of his salary. He never IN
|his life smoked cigar nor drank : drop
|oe wine Or liquor. He died The richest
man IL Stamford.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-12-23

A paper called Public Spirit thus
scores the chronic growIer: "6ome peo-
pie oppose everything that any body else
suggests. Nothing is right except what
has its origin Just under their own hat
crowns. No matter how valuable the
things suggested may be. this carper has
come other plan Il ought TO Be- some
thing else. or u ought to Be done 10 some
|other way. In fact be hsver does origi'
nate anything. He only greedily waite
|for somebody 70 suggest : step IN pro-
|eross, when be drops on Il and begins q
|claW and bite. Does not such persor
lnesd kickingl He ought 20 b kicke(
Iclear Into the middle Of 1907
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-12-23

Seymour Democrat
Hers's ihe issue ID line: Clevels14
and protection for ths people, Blaine oo0
extortion Tor few n0nopoIIslo.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-06-09
Look Out for the Balloon.

Manager Looney of the local Western
Union Telegraph office received a dis
pstch from Chicago this morning adyis>
ing him that on next Saturday afternoon
at 9 O'Clock balloon would leave St
Louis for New York city, with the aim
TO reach its destination the same day
that it would follow northeasterly di.
rection, and probably pass over Rock
Island, aud requesting Mr.. Looney to look
out for dispatches which would be
dropped at different places along the
route The enterprise is backed by Pull.
liter of the New York World, with {
view of investigating the extent of aeria
accomplishments. The balloon, according
to calculations, may be locked for abou
$50 or 4 o'clock.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-06-09

Considerable interest is centered in the
races at Taylor's driving park at Free
port this week, as several horses well
known in Rock Island are striving for
prizes Yesterday in the $50 pacing
race Billy the Kid and Tiptop were drawn
and eight starters appeared on the track
Fullerton, owned by J. s. Dorr. of La
Sale, III t., won in three straight heats,
and was awarded 5000. Frank Champ,
Clarksburg, Ind, horse, owned by
James Newbro. captured second money.
Time, 2209,, 2:22, and 2:23. ThorilIa, a
favo-ite in the pools. was distauced in
trotting class was called, nine
horses came on the track. Big rolls of
money were put in the pool. a lot on
Granite. horse owned by Mr.. Fuller, of
Earlville, Ill, and when the first heat
was won by the favorite there was con-
| siderable bet At the end of the
third heat the owner complained that bis
horse was not driven to win, and amid
great excitement the driver got out OF
the sulky at the request of the Judges
| and smother one was substituted. In the
next heat the sulky attached to Jerry L.,
owned by J. L. March, of Chicago, waf
run into and broken as were also the
sulkies behind Lottie W. and Granite
Six heats were trotted. Jerry L. and Johr
L. Mitchell's Laura E. having two heats
each, when it was announced tine rae,
would he decided today.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-06-09

The body of Jacob Devoe, the uufortu-
nate young man who was smotheIed in a
well at Presumption last Monday morn.
ing, was not reached until 5 o'clock yes
terdsy afternoon, it having been covered
with seven feet of earth The remains
were buried at Coal Valley late last
night.
Coroner Halves previously held an in.
quest. the facts developed being as stated
heretofore. The verdict of the jury was
that Jacob Devoe came TO his death by
falling into a well on the farm of Johr
Clark. June 6. 1887 in Bowling township
Rock Island county; said fall being
csused by being overcome by foul air in
said WELL The young maj was twenty
four years of age.